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The Deep South Shorts Block #16

THE DEEP SOUTH SHORTS BLOCK #16

SCREENING SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 2025 AT 8:30 PM

 

These mostly Georgia-made shorts explore the darker corners of Southern life. Grief lingers, secrets resurface, and decisions are made under pressure. From rural isolation to internal battles, each story reveals a different truth about what it means to survive, transform, or come undone in the Deep South.


89 min run time

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JohnnyStorm.

Directors Katie LeCluyse, Tarji J. Irby

Music Video, 5min , United States


A story of an artist, TajWonder, discovering his fiery passion, and powers, as he tries to climb the ladder to success.

 Estranged

Director Charlie Tiner

Made in Georgia, 5min, United States

In the aftermath of the brutal murder of her girlfriend, Michelle must piece together the events leading up to the incident while deciding what to do next.

Issa Date

Directors Timothy Bowser, Joy E. Joseph

Experimental Short, 11min, United States


Have you ever had second thoughts about something and had to talk yourself through it? Imagine doing that for a date.

The Removal

Director Tatum Louise Fry

Experimental Short, 11min, United States


A young girl finds herself pregnant in the rural south. Without access to an abortion, she takes matters into her own hands.

Spill

Director Aaron McLaughlin

Made in Georgia, 6min, United States


Penny consoles David after losing their mutual friend Cindy, however, she uncovers a dark secret.

The Black Rose

Directors Keyshawn Chism, Catalina Montanez

Narrative Short, 8min, United States


A Blackridge County gang member, held for questioning, recalls what happened to him on the night of his initiation.

The Woman Without Mercy

Director Grace Pritchard

Made in Georgia, 12min, United States


A burnt-out barista is faced with an opportunity to leave it all behind for a seeming fairy daydream.

Loop Hole

Director Caleb Spencer Barr

Made in Georgia, 6min, United States

Buried

Director Nicole Agostino

Made in Georgia, Drama Short, 8min, United States


A woman emerges from a period of grief, and slowly finds her way to the other side.

SIMON SAYS

Director Sarah Massey

Made in Georgia, 10 min, United States


A young accountant is convinced his bosses are involved in a dark web of crime. But is paranoia getting the better of him?

Whistle In The Dark

Director Connor Alexander Preston Pannell

Made in Georgia, Horror / Thriller, 7min, United States


A state investigator's strange secret unravels when she's paired with a killer to solve an old occult murder case.

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